Cotton-planter



(No Model.)

T. J. BROOKS. COTTON PLANTER. No. 431,434. Patented July 1, 1890.

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THOMAS J. BROOKS, OF TROUP FACTORY, GEORGIA.

COTTON-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 431,434, dated July 1, 1890. Application filed March 3, 1890. Serial No. 342,482. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. BRooKs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troup Factory, in the county of Troup and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Planters; and I do declare the following to be afnll, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cotton-planters; and it has for its object to generally improve upon this class of inventions, and to particularly improve upon that construction shown in Letters Patent granted February 11, 1873, No. 135,766, to James M. Brooks, of \Voodbury, Georgia.

To these ends, and to such others as the in' vention may pertain, the same consists in the peculiar construction and in the novel combination, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, like letters of reference indicating like parts wherever they appear, and in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a seed-planter showing my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the seed-box. Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the coverers.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the beam, B the standard, 0 the handles, and D the seed-box, which is provided with a transverse shaft E near its lower end, which shaft has upon one outer end the wheel 8 and the radial arms e and opening e in the bottom of said seedbox, all of which are old and shown in patent to said James M. Brooks, No. 135,766, and are not claimed by me. Passing through the said standard B, near its upper and lower ends, are the transverse rods F, which have sleeved thereon the rollers f. Secured to the ends of said rods F are the lateral stays or guidesH, which are extended rearwardly along the outside of the seed-box and pivotally secured to the rear edge of said box. The said stays are arranged in pairs in the same horizontal plane, and thus enable the seed-box to move vertically, so that the wheel 6 will always rest upon the ground, and thereby cause the shaft E to rotate.

I I are coverers, which are secured to said beam A in the rear of the handles by means of the bolt '6, are then bent outwardly and secured to the transverse timber 2" by means of suitable bolts passed therethrough, thence extending rearwardly past the seed box, where they are again secured by means of the transverse bolt 1' and nuts 2' upon the inside and outside of said coverers, by means of which they may be adjusted, and then are bent downwardly, and are provided with shovel-points I, which are adapted to cover the seed when droppedfrom the seed-box, as will be readilyseen. The seed-box is limited in its downward movement by the engagement of the guides II with the upper face of the covererbars, as seen in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I In a cotton-planter, the combination, with the beam and the standard, of the seed-box independent of the beam, the transverse rods F, passed through the said standard, and the lateral stays II, permanently pivoted at one end to the sides of the seed-box near-the rear edge thereof, and at the otherend pivotally connected with the ends of the rod F,the wheel 6, carried by a shaft journaled in bearings on the seed-box, and the rollers or washers f, sleeved on the rods F at the front of the seed-box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. BROOKS.

\Vitnesses E. M flnnonnson, E. TFWINN. 

